Rutgers routed by UConn, left sitting on NCAA Tournament bubble

6:10 PM,
Mar. 9, 2014

Huskies forward Breanna Stewart (30) defends against Rutgers guard Syessence Davis (center) during the second half in the semifinal round of the American League Athletic Conference Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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The Rutgers women's basketball team became the first opponent all season to outscore Connecticut over the course of a half - and there might have been some meaning in that if the first eight minutes of action Sunday had not been a clinic in two-way execution by the unbeaten juggernaut.

Even by UConn's lofty standards, the beginning of its 83-57 victory against fourth-seeded Rutgers in the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena was a near-flawless exhibition of 3-point shooting, ball movement and almost anything that Breanna Stewart wanted to make happen.